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Tango Charlie · 06-10-2009, 08:02 AM

Thanks, guys!

I made a fresh lower grille block, using the toothed one as a pattern. I left it solid and painted it flat black to match the upper one. Then I cut two round holes in it, about 3" in diameter and situated towards the lower inner corners of each side. I was worried that this would make Olivia look like a hog-nosed snake, but I put it on and it looks OK, I guess.

The radiator fan indicator LED worked like a charm this morning. With the outside temp at 57F this morning (No, really! 57F, I'm serious!) the coolant plateaued at its normal 181F for a bit, then climbed to 204, and 'bink', the light came on. It cycled a half dozen times during the last half of my commute, so I'll increase the two holes a bit.

06-10-2009, 08:02 AM	#72 (permalink)
Tango Charlie Deadly Efficient Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Goshen, Indiana Posts: 1,234 Olivia - '03 Pontiac Vibe base 90 day: 36.01 mpg (US) R2-D2 - '00 Honda Insight 90 day: 58.81 mpg (US) Thanks: 134 Thanked 176 Times in 91 Posts	Thanks, guys! I made a fresh lower grille block, using the toothed one as a pattern. I left it solid and painted it flat black to match the upper one. Then I cut two round holes in it, about 3" in diameter and situated towards the lower inner corners of each side. I was worried that this would make Olivia look like a hog-nosed snake, but I put it on and it looks OK, I guess. The radiator fan indicator LED worked like a charm this morning. With the outside temp at 57F this morning (No, really! 57F, I'm serious!) the coolant plateaued at its normal 181F for a bit, then climbed to 204, and 'bink', the light came on. It cycled a half dozen times during the last half of my commute, so I'll increase the two holes a bit. __________________ -Terry